Over the course of her career, the 31-year-old Bajan songstress has become more than a singer - she's a style icon, a beauty entrepreneur, and is in charge of her own luxury fashion house with LVMH.

These factors all contribute to Rihanna's astonishing $600 million fortune, and make her the richest female musician in the world. She overtakes well-known money-makers Madonna ($570 million), Céline Dion ($450 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million).

Rihanna's staggering $600 million fortune places her at the top of the richest women in music list.
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As well as her record-breaking music releases, Rihanna, real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty, owes a great deal of her eye-watering fortune to her partnership with French luxury goods company LVMH.

Rihanna co-owns her ground-breaking cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty with LVMH, which is sold online and in stores all around the globe. It made a reported $100 million in sales during its debut weeks, while the entire operation is worth over $3 billion.